Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 256-257 , August 2009

Transport of Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Closest Facility or Most Appropriate Facility?

  • Jon C. Rittenberger, MD, MS
    • ,
  • Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 400

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 Supervising editors: Amy H. Kaji, MD, MPH, PhD; Donald M. Yealy, MD

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Dr. Callaway has patents on defibrillation licensed by the University of Pittsburgh to Medtronic ERS, Inc.; research funding from the American Heart Association and from National Institutes of Health. Dr. Rittenberger is the recipient of the National Association of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physicians–Zoll Resuscitation Research Fellowship.

 Publication date: Available online March 21, 2009.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00033-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.009

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 256-257 , August 2009

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